Michael paridon



Dec. 6, 1932. a M. PARIDON MACHINE FOR PACKING MATCHES Filed May 12.1931 Patented Dec. 6, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENTFIOFFIECE MICHAELZPABIDON, OF IBARBERTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DIAMOND MATCH. COMPANY,OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND MACHINE non PACKINGMATCHES Application filed 'May 12, 1931. Serial No. 536,777.

' This invention relates to machines for packing matches in boxes, andparticularly machines whereby so-called protection strips are applied tothe filled boxes.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and eificient meanswhereby the match filled boxes and the protection strips therein arerelatively shifted in such a manner as to position the strips above theheads of the matches in the respective boxes.

The invention may be described as a moda fication of'the mechanismillustrated in Letters Patent of the United States No. 1,168,- 906,dated January 18, 1916, wherein a match packing machine is equipped withan intermittently movable conveyer for the filled boxes including theprotective strips, and with a reciprocating member which bears upon theprotection strip of each succeeding box 0 with an'ironing effectlongitudinally of the strip in a manner to smooth the protection stripand to level and compact the matches within the box while the conveyeris at rest. According to the present invention in the form hereinillustrated, a reciprocating pres-' sure element is arranged and adaptedto bear upon the protection strip and the matches in each succeeding boxbefore the conveyer comes to rest, thereby not only straightening orsettling the matches in-the box, but also temporarily holding the stripwhile the box is moving, in consequence of which latter effect the traymoves relatively to the strip in a manner to position the trailing sideof the box at or against the strip and with the match heads beneath thelatter, as will be hereinafter described, the scope of the inventionbeing expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a plan of a part of a match packing machineembodying my invention, a portion of the pressure element overlying oneof the box trays being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a partial side elevation of themachine, the box trays andprotection strips being in section.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, as on the line 33 of Fig. 1.' r

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the pressure element and adjuncts. v

Fig. 5 is a view of the pressure element and two underlying'box trays intheir relative positions during the final movement of the trays in astep thereof immediately before the descent of such element.

. Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating the relative positions of thepresent element and the underlying traysv after the descent of theelement and the completion of the step movement of the trays, showingthe protection strips positioned above. the heads of the matches.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a part of the bed or table, and112. part of the intermittently-movable tray conveyer com: prisinganendless chain of links provided. with holders 12 for the box trays 13;These trays are filled with matches upon which protection strips 1 1 areimposed in the usual v manner. The succession of spaced trays areadvanced by the conveyer'to match arranging mechanism including twospring-controlled swinging members 15 which act against the endsofmatches which may be projecting beyond the sides of the trays and pushsuch matches into their respective trays. This mechanism also includes avertically reciprocating .T-shaped plunger 16- the arms 17 of which areoperatively connected with the swinging members. r

18 designates a pressure foot comprising in the present instance anH-plate 19 the parallel members of which are spaced to overhang twoadjacent trays borne by the conveyer and are provided on their undersurfaces with corrugated rubber pads 20 having relatively wide bearingsurfaces, each approximating in area the top of a filled tray.

' The connectionbetween the members of the ly reciprocatedlongitudinally of the protection strips and transversely of the matchescontained in the trays. i

'The duplex pressure foot is moved uponthe protection strips of twoadjacent trays before the box conveyer comes to rest, that is, duringthe final movement in a step of the conveyer, and then the foot israised above the path of the trays and lowered in the next succeedingstep movement of the conveyer, and so on. Hence in the intermittentprogress of the conveyer the matches and the protection strips of eachtray are subjected to the successive action of the two reciprocatingrubber pads, which by their contact with the matches perform thefunction of straightening or settling the matches in the respectivetrays, and which pads by their frictional contact with the protectionstrips and their relatively wide bearing surfaces prevent theadvancement of the strips with the trays and also prevent cocking of thematches in the trays during the relative movement of the trays and pads.Consequently the trays move relatively to their respective strips, andthe trailing sides of the trays, (where the match heads lie) arepositioned against the trips so that such strips effectually overlie andprotect the match heads.

In the present instance the'lowering and raising of the pressure foot intimed relation to the travel of the boxconveyer is effected ga sby anangular arm 2%, one member of which is secured to an arm l7 of theplunger 16, the

other member freely entering the slot or opening of the frame 21.Inthevupward stroke of the plunger, while the conveyer is 5 ;at rest theangular arm 24; impinges against the opposing top of the slot and thusraises the frame 21 and the attached pressure foot, and in the initialdescent of the plunger 16, while the conveyer is moving, the arm 2a ando frame permit the. foot to drop by gravity upon the contents of theunderlying trays and to remain thereon during the final movement in astep of the conveyer.

Without limiting my invention to'the spe- 45;;cific details ofconstructionherein-disclosed,

what I claim is 1. In a match packing machine having ing the strip inopposition to the movement of the tray, and means for periodicallymoving said element to and from the top of the tray.

3. In a match packing machine havingmeans for intermittently feeding boxtrays filledwith matches and provided withprotection strips, a pressureelement having a relatively wide bearing surface movable upon theprotection strip of each succeeding tray during each movement of thefeeding: means, thereby holding the strip in opposition to the movementof the tray, means for periodically moving said element to and from theprotection strip, and means for reciprocating said elementlongitudinally of the protection strip.

7 4;. In a match packing machine having means for intermittentlyfeedinga succession of spaced box trays filled with matches and providedwith protection strips,a pressure element including two spaced padshaving relatively wide bearing surfaces movable upon the protectionstrips of two adjacent trays during each movement of the feeding means,

thereby holding the strips in oppositionto the movement of the trays,means for periodically moving said pressure element, to and fromthe'protecti'on strips, and means for recipro eating said. elementlongitudinally of the protection strips. a I

. Signed at Barbertomin the county of Summitand State of Ohio this 8thday of'May A. I). 1931.

MICHAEL PARIDON.

means for intermittently feeding box trays o filled with matches andprovided with proect1on str1ps, means having a relatively wide oearmgsurface movable upon the protection strips of each succeeding trayduring a step.

or movement of the tray before: it comes to.

rest, and operative to hold the protection strip of the tray inopposition to such step or movement, whereby the traillng side of thetray, where the match heads are located, is

tion strips, a pressure element having a relatively wide bearing surfacearranged to bear upon the protectionstripfof each succeeding -;traywhile the tray is moving, th ereby hold-

